Fun with Numbers: The Liberals
As we learned last election, when the political wave rises, it's hard to avoid it. If ever you wanted evidence of just how powerless local campaigns are, look no further…
Critics accuse Mayor Ford of getting all Shock Doctrine-y | Ford Focus | torontolife.com
Critics accuse Mayor Ford of getting all Shock Doctrine-y | Ford Focus | torontolife.comWriting in Toronto Life, John Michael McGrath draws the comparison but then appears to soften it:... but…
Claire Messud and the Murdochs: A Novel That Saw What Was Coming
One of the few things I've been able to read lately--too much physical labour, it seems, makes you fall asleep at 9:30 p.m.--was Claire Messud's novel The Emperor's Children from…
toronto has more donut shops than libraries. fight to keep the libraries open.
Toronto City Councillor Doug Ford thinks his city has more libraries than donut shops. In fact:When the Urban Affairs branch closes, Toronto will have 3.9 libraries per 100,000 people, which…
Dear Mr. Plamondon
I just read with interest, your editorial on iPolitics, regarding public sector pensions and I need to clarify some things with you. Is it your contention that the best way…
Any of you feel sorry for Rupert Murdoch?
Poor guy. Some “rogue” employees at News of The World decide to hack into some phones, and he’s forced to shutter the 148 year old tabloid (the first newspaper he…
canada moving backwards on youth crime plans that are proven failures
Further to my last post, how can we build a world without hate when the people in power are moving in the opposite direction?Last year I stumbled on a CPAC…
Toulouse Le Grandfig’s Summer Vacation: Freeze the Brass…
April 12, Jungian Analysis Swollen cheeks and brass protuberances strike the crew of the Good Ship Plotkin. It is the worst outbreak of Bugler’s Mouth I’ve seen since the Great…
Museum guard says holding hands not allowed for lesbian couple
Here's some food for thought. A security guard working at the "Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five Stories" exhibition at San Francisco's Contemporary Jewish Museum last Sunday afternoon told a lesbian couple…
What Year Is This?
Last week, there were calls for a new national energy strategy, with greater engagement from the federal government. And now this week, Premier Brad Wall says he wants the federal…
Fraser Institute No Longer Employing Dead To Peer Review FI Reports
After much prodding from the Sixth Estate, the Fraser Institute has kicked the last stiff from their editorial advisory board. Somehow I have the feeling this will have no salutary…
Julius Isaac, first Black Chief Justice in Canada dies
I remember appearing before Justice Issac many times when he was an Ontario judge and a few times in Federal Court. He was a slow and careful judge; some (perhaps…
survivor of hate crime fighting to save assailant’s life: join his mission for a world without hate
In Texas, the survivor of a vicious hate crime is campaigning to spare the life of his assailant, who murdered two other people and is scheduled to be executed today.I…
Making the Most of Our Energy Resources, Part II – Oil and Gas in the Future
Without new oil and gas discoveries, the Newfoundland and Labrador petroleum industry will dry up within a couple of decades. There hasn’t been a significant discovery in the offshore since…
The Rupert, James, and Rebekah Show
Well I must admit that I was a bit disappointed by yesterday's episode of The Rupert, James, and Rebekah show.All of them blamed everybody but themselves, and the old man…
Thinking of Making the Switch from Facebook to Google+?
Are you thinking of switching to Google+? Eweek takes on this question today, and provides ten compelling reasons to do so. Most convincing to me are:The ease of limiting your…
Ontario Employment Law: Determining The Appropriate Period Of Reasonable Notice
In Harvey v. Shoeless Joe's Limited, a May 26, 2011 summary judgment ruling of Stinson J. of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Court deals with the two of…
DSM5 Exclusion? Autism Research Already Excludes Intellectually Disabled
"All children had normal IQ" Abstract - Methods, Cheung C. et al, MRI study of minor physical anomaly in childhood autism implicates aberrant neurodevelopment in infancy I have written several…
Christy Clark’s Silence on the Big Questions
I worry a lot when politicians are talking – usually double or even triple talk. Did I do that when I was in government?…Well it takes one to know one.…
Ted Morton can 4GEDIT, this vanity plate idea is just 2DUM2LV
Ted Morton’s vanity plate idea, photo grabbed from the Calgary Herald, which won’t mind because they’ve been attracting readers by linking to my blog. Below: New Hampshire vanity plate: “Live…